General agents swallowed specialized "Deep Research" tools in one year
random_walker · x · 2026-08-21
The author cites the "Bitter Lesson" to illustrate how task-specific "Deep Research" tools, admired just a year ago, have been rapidly surpassed by general-purpose agents. These agents prove superior as they allow users to prompt them for search execution without usurping the thinking process, offering far more flexibility than specialized harnesses.
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